Across
- 1. Cell that makes antibodies and destroys pathogens in the body
- 4. molecule that is digested or synthesized by an enzyme
- 7. System that maintains homeostasis by protecting the body from pathogens
- 9. to lose shape and function, affected by temperature or pH
- 12. Dynamic equilibrium. Keeps body within normal limits
- 14. Dead or weakened pathogens introduced into a body to produce immunity
- 17. create or combine molecules
- 18. break down molecules
- 19. an organ in the body that makes and secretes hormones
Down
- 2. chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood
- 3. Regulates, coordinates, and controls body functions.
- 5. Marker on cell membrane of a pathogen that triggers an immune response
- 6. Female glands that make and secrete estrogen and progesterone
- 8. The large gland behind the stomach that makes and secretes insulin
- 10. type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions. Also called a catalyst.
- 11. Male gland that makes and secretes testosterone
- 13. An organism that causes disease such as a bacteria or virus. Also known as a microbe.
- 15. A protein made by white blood cells that destroys a pathogen
- 16. a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.